The 1960s Decade in Photos

The 1960s were an unsettling time. American soldiers battled in Vietnam. John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other inspiring leaders fell victim to assassins' bullets. A crisis over Soviet missiles pushed the world toward nuclear war. Yet the decade was also a time of triumph. The civil rights movement succeeded. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Humans landed on the moon. Book jacket.

Jim Corrigan has written numerous history books and biographies for students and adults. These include Causes of World War II, The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater: A Regiment of Coal Miners Who Tunneled Under the Enemy, and Alan Turing.

Welcome to the 1960s	p. 5
U.S. Spy Plane Shot Down	p. 8
JFK Is Elected President	p. 10
First Human in Space	p. 12
Bay of Pigs Invasion	p. 14
U.S. Troops Go to Vietnam	p. 17
The "Rat Pack" Entertains America	p. 20
The Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 23
JFK Is Assassinated	p. 26
President's Assassin Is Murdered	p. 28
The British Invasion of Rock Music	p. 30
Civil Rights Movement Succeeds	p. 32
Tragedy in the Space Race	p. 34
Six-Day War Rocks the Middle East	p. 37
Boxing Champ Fights Controversy	p. 40
The Tet Offensive Shocks Americans	p. 42
Famous Leaders Assassinated	p. 44
Soviet Tanks Crush the Prague Spring	p. 47
Here Come the Hippies	p. 50
Humans Set Foot on the Moon	p. 53
Looking Ahead	p. 56
Chronology	p. 58
Glossary	p. 59
Further Reading	p. 60
Internet Resources	p. 61
Index	p. 62
Picture Credits	p. 64
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